The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-20

before we bad gone dtty miles from Phlla-
da1pka, my throat was % sore could hardly
9eak.s-W ashingtoa Critic
= What They Got for Christmas. ~.
The dude has got his longed-for cane.
The maid has got her chstelaine,
The wife has got her sealskin sacque,
i, The husbands got his paper rack,
The daughters got her new silk Dress
The son has got his printing press,
The editor, we pause to say,
HaS got very busy day.
A Sharp Advertising Agent.
Advance agent of opera company to hotel
clerk-Can you direct me to the residence of
the nearest Clergyman
Clerk-Certainly, sir; but may ask what
you want of Clergyman
Agent-Why, of course. I want to throw
one of colored Autographs in his front
yard. It's only ten days till first per-
Torrance comes off here and if we expect the
clergy to hold meeting and denounce our
ballet, it is high time they had notice of our
coming Chicago Tribune
Pious Man.
He is a man of pious mind
Who not STARTERS by the dozen,
Who rises at the dawn to find
The water in his pipes is frozen
Boston Courier.
The Ruin of a Once Profitable Business.
She Ito young poet}-How much do you
get for your poems, Charley?
Charley with pride)-From two to five
dollars
She-Well isn't that very little Charleys
see that Sir Walter Scott got $4,000 for
one of his.
Charley-Yes, but you writing poetry
isn't the business it used to be. There's too
Holiday Blessings
Now are the Jolly days
Home for the holidays,
Loudly rejoicing in freedom from school,
Freed from the pedagogue,
Every young head agog,
Over the profits accruing from Yule.
Not So Old After All.
1t is reported that a negro woman has just
died in St. Louis at the age of 136 years For
sixty years, says the telegram, "she has lived
In St Louis" To all practical intents and
purposes, therefore, the woman died sixty
years ago, and We see little reason for making
so great fuss over her at this remote time.
Eugene Field in Chicago News
Happy Thought.
When Christmas falls Saturday,
The man who celebrates has Sunday
To sober off, and therefore may
Get to his work all right Monday.
Boston Courier.
Careful of His Comfort.
Young Woman Ito dealer)-I would like to
look at canes, please-for young gentleman.
Dealer-Yes, ma'am. What kind of head
would you 1ike2
Young W oman-Pm not particular, only
it must be a material that won't make him
sick at his stomach.-New York Sun.
The Small Boys Wish.
The boy who all the year will rail
At the size of his boots with vigor,
At Christmas sets them by the hearth
And wishes they were bigger.
Johnny Was Jealous.
@Mr. Lighthead," said Johnny, my sister
treats you better'n she does me-"
"Does, she, Johnny" asked Lighthead, with
. Laugh "Why do you think so?'
"Well, heard her tell ma she gave you
lots Of taffy, but she never gives me any
New York Sun.
A Winter Lay
When walking through the streets just now
Be careful where you go;
Look out for coal hole covers that
Are hidden meath the SNOW
Boston Courier.
Preparing for Seat.
Daughter-I think win wear my new hat
and sealslkin dolman down town to-day,
mamma
Mother-Doesn't it look like O stormf
Daughter-Yes, but I shall be very tired
with my days shopping, and don't want to
stand all the way home in a crowded street
car.-Lne.
Once Again.
Soon down the backs of many men
Will run the chills;
It's drawing near the time again
For New Years bills. Exchange.
Excusable.
During the month of November the con-
nbutions to the Grant monument fund
amounted to 81 But in justice to the Ameri-
can people it must be borne in mind that there
aEe only thirty days in November-Life.
The Church Fair.
The youth now hieth to the fair
To mash the table tenders
And pay four dollars for pair
OF ffty-cent suspenders
Boston Courier
An Unfailing Sign.
From the large invoices of PLAYING cards
and poker chips that are daily shipped from
ST. Paul westward, it is inferred that the cat
tie season In Montana has come TO an end
st. Paul Pioneer Press
He svas Expert.
"Hey, Jimmy! where did yer git der medal
for parlor skating"
"No, didn't. It's champion medal.
can spit furder dan any man in de wardl'-
The Judge.
Cause For Thanksgiving.
SMITH notice that an English physician
says coffee drinkers are sure to be old before
their time